Bail-ear.



PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

T. B. BURGERT.

BAIL EAR.

APPLICATION FILED Mmm, 1905.

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THOMAS l. BURGERT, OF (lrALlON, OllIlO.

BAIL-EAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Registered Sept. 5, 1905.

Application filed March 3l, 1905. Serial Nn. 253,105.

Be it known that l, '.lnoams B. Bonanni', a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing' at (nralion, in the county of Crawford and State ofOhio, have invented new and useful Vlmprovements in Bail-Ears, of whichthe following' is a specilication.

This invention is particularly suitable and designed as a bail-ear forbuckets and the like, although itis alsoapplicableto handles for pansand similar constructions. Itis characterized by improved means tosecure a firm attachment of the ear or handle to the pail or othervessel. A common :form of bail-earsl have the disadvantage that they areattached on one side only and are liable to tear out of the tin or othermetal forming the wall of the vessel. in my invention the ear extends onboth sides of said wall, being riveted thereto, and a l'irm and solidconnection is obtained.

'lhe invention has a further advantage that the ear may be readilyshaped and stamped out of a sing'le piece of metal.

,ln the accompanying' drawings, .Figures l and 2 are respectivelyoutside and inside eleva.- tions of the bail-ear. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview on the line B 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4: is an edge view of the inventionas applied toa panhandle. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the stampedear-blank.

ln making an ear a blank is first stamped as shown in Fig. 5, forming abody T and a tongue 8, the body being' provided at each end withcountersunk rivet-holes t). The tongue S starts at about the middle ofthe blank, or perhaps a little beyond the middle, and extends asufficient distance to give the desired height of thebail-ear connectionabove the rim of the bucket. The blank is then folded upon itself at orabout the middle thereof, with the tongue 8 remaining' unfolded,producing a construction (shown in Figs. l, Q, 3, and i) wherein theopposite sides of the blank-body are adapted to embrace the rim of thepail or other vessel l0. lVhen so folded, the rivet-holes 9 registerwith each other on the inside and outside of the pail, and holes aremade through the wall of the vessel, also registering therewith, so thatrivets 1l may be passed through the holes and headed on opposite sidesto hold the ear to the vessel. The rivet-holes 9 are countersunk, sothat the rivets may be readily driven therethrough, and this countersunkconstruction has the advantage that the body of the metal of the earunder the pressure of the rivet is drawn into the hole in the metalforming the wall of the vessel, as shown in Fig. 3, so that said metalis upset somewhat at the point where it bears on the rivet, and thuspresents an edge which will not readily cut out or become loose.

In Fig. i the tongue 8 is bent outwardly from the wall of the vessel andis secured to the pan-handle 1Q, forming an etlective means forattachment thereof.

VPerhaps the greatest benefit effected by this invention is the strengthof the attachment of the ear to the vessel. It will be seen that thebody portion of the ear embraces the rim of the vessel, so that there isno outward strain upon the rivets, and there is little liability o'f theear becoming loose or of pulling the rivets out of the tin or othermetal forming the wall of the vessel. The ears are usually made ofstouter metal than the vessel, and the construction shown gives therivets a strong connection at both ends or on both sides with thestouter metal of the ears.

lVhat l claim as new, and desire to secure b v Letters Patent, isM

1. An ear for metal and other vessels, having a body folded over the rimof the vessel and countersunk ri vetholes the edges of which on one sideare drawn by the rivets into the holes formed in the wall of the vessel.

Q. An ear for metal or other vessels, comprising' a body folded to litover the rim of the vessel and having registering rivet-holes in bothsides anda tongue cut inthe body of the ear and projecting at about theVfold thereof.

Vln testimony whereofl l have signed my naine to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS B. BURGERT.

lVitnesses:

Maint'. Banken, L. O. Banania.

